diff --git a/lib/jira/base.rb b/lib/jira/base.rb
index 4ea4958b..5353d1bb 100644
--- a/lib/jira/base.rb
+++ b/lib/jira/base.rb
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def url
     # [07/Jun/2015:15:17:18 +0400] "PUT /jira/rest/api/2/issue/10111 HTTP/1.1" 204 -
     def patched_url
       result = url
-      return result if result.start_with?('/')
+      return result if result.start_with?('/', 'http')
       "/#{result}"
     end